allene24

allene24

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About allene24

allene24 has 1 years experience and specializes in L&D.


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  1. What's the weirdest baby name?

    I have had teenage patients name their baby girl "Nacirema" - American spelled backwards. Also "Jesus Christian Zion" Those were his first and two middle names.
  2. Who out there is doing standardized pitocin orders?

    And those are standard order sets! :)
  3. Who out there is doing standardized pitocin orders?

    We start pit on almost every patient at 2 mU and increase by 2 every 15 minutes. Some girls get high dose, start at 6, go up by 6 every 20. We can go up to 40 before notifying MD. MD must be on the property (almost all of the MDs have offices/call ...
  4. New Grad opportunities in L+D/OB nursing

    Columbia SC has a TON of new grad L&D positions.
  5. How long for orientation?

    I was hired to L&D as a new grad and oriented for 16 weeks, i needed every second of that orientation. We have 4 areas- L&D, C-Section, High risk pregnancies, and OB triage. We rotate through each area during the 16 week orientation. Nurse...
  6. Infant admission at bedside

    At my hospital, once the baby is born-the L&D nurse drys/stimulates, applies armbands, takes the weight, and helps mom initiate breastfeeding if wanted!!. We immediately call Nursery and within the hour, a nursery RN will come over and administe...
  7. Labor and delivery vs. Postpartum

    I am a newer L&D nurse and had to rotate through a PP unit as part of my orientation. The nurse I was with kept telling me "THIS IS SUCH A BUSY DAY" and it was the slowest day of my life! L&D is MUCH faster paced. The PP nurses had time t...
  8. New Grad Interviewing in OB

    For my L&D peer interview, the first question I was asked when walking into the room was "why OB?" maybe you'll get asked that too! Thats a chance to tell your story.
  9. The most ridiculous birth plans you've had the pleasure of reading

    Far to often the patients have NEVER discussed their birth plan wishes with their provider. When they get to the hospital their plan entails things that our hospital does not even offer- water birth, walking around (we dont have cordless monitors), ...
  10. Call in sick, or risk getting patients sick?

    I am reading over this now because i'm having a sick-dilema. I am a new nurse on orientation on a labor and delivery unit. I have strep throat and feel that it is not right to work with newborn babies while i'm sick. Trying to figure out what to d...
  11. Help! Need some career advice, two job offers.

    I heard everyone loud and clear. I took the L&D job and feel VERY comfortable and satisfied with this decision. The nurse manager at the PRN job made it sound so wonderful and like such a good experience- it was sucking me in. I am about to st...
  12. Help! Need some career advice, two job offers.

    Thank you so much for the advice! Its horrible that new grads are taken such advantage of. I appreciate it!
  13. Hello! I graduated in May 2012 and now I'm a BSN RN. After applying for many many jobs, I was offered two. During nursing school I had an intensive 6 month rotation on L&D unit- I loved this field and even became trained as a doula this summ...
  14. Severe anxiety at work

    It is clear that you really WANT to provide the best care possible for your patients, and even though its very difficult and stressful sometimes, you are doing the best you can- and as one poster said- as long as your patient is alive when you leave ...
  15. Nursing school discouragement

    Where do you work? Is it a health care related field? Why do you need to tell them anything about school?